Gwar’s Halloween show will be the Halloween shows to end all Halloween shows

For Gwar, every show is a Halloween show, except the actual Halloween show, which might be the biggest show of the year. The darkly comic, endearingly disgusting heavy metal band of fictitious alien warlords will land at LoDo’s Summit Music Hall on Wednesday. Past performances in Denver have left audiences covered in “blood,” among other pretend bodily fluids/organs, by show’s end. In other words, this is not a of lean-against-the-bar-while-thumbing-your-iPhone type of night. Tickets, $25-$28, are available through TicketWeb. DevilDriver, Cancer Bats and Legacy of Disorder will open the show. Don’t wear white.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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Gwar is the most fitting band for the end of the world. Here they are at the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 16, 2011. Photos by Allen Klosowski, heyreverb.com.

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